University of Edinburgh in free speech row over article praising scientist who advocated eugenics

The University of Edinburgh has become embroiled in a freedom of speech row after it defended a retired professor who wrote an article praising a controversial geneticist.  Sir Ronald Aylmer Fisher – who died in 1962 – supported ‘selective breeding’ and the sterilisation of people from races he considered ‘mentally inferior’. A recent article titled ‘The outstanding … Read more

UK defence review: Nicola Sturgeon attacks Boris Johnson over nuclear weapons stockpile plans

‘Bairns not bombs’: Nicola Sturgeon attacks Boris Johnson over plans to increase the UK’s nuclear weapons stockpile as she accuses of PM of once claiming Scots were ‘free-riding on English taxpayers’ in election campaign speech She blasted plans to potentially increase the UK’s atomic weapons stockpile  The SNP has long campaigned to have nuclear weapons … Read more

Scottish independence: Alex Salmond launches Alba party to rival SNP after civil war

Alex Salmond launches Alba party to rival SNP after civil war with Nicola Sturgeon vowing to stand candidates in May elections Alex Salmond has announced that he is launching a new Scottish political party Former First Minister said Alba will stand candidates in forthcoming elections Mr Salmond said he wants to get ‘supermajority’ at Holyrood … Read more

Scottish independence: Alex Salmond launches Alba party to rival SNP after civil war

Alex Salmond launches Alba party to rival SNP after civil war with Nicola Sturgeon vowing to stand candidates in May elections Alex Salmond has announced that he is launching a new Scottish political party Former First Minister said Alba will stand candidates in forthcoming elections Mr Salmond said he wants to get ‘supermajority’ at Holyrood … Read more

Alex Salmond launches NEW legal action against Scottish Government after Nicola Sturgeon cleared

Most of the critical findings in the report were decided by majority, with the SNP trying to block them but their usual allies the Greens siding with the opposition.  NICOLA STURGEON ‘FAILED TO RECOLLECT’ KEY MEETING  The committee considered a meeting Nicola Sturgeon had with Alex Salmond’s aide Geoff Abberdein on March 29, 2018. She … Read more

Nicola Sturgeon is CLEARED by QC of breaching the ministerial code

Nicola Sturgeon boasted she had proved her ‘integrity’ tonight after being dramatically cleared by a QC of breaking the ministerial code over the Alex Salmond case. James Hamilton QC said the First minister had not breached the rules in any of the ways he investigated, in a major blow to efforts by critics to force her … Read more

Nicola Sturgeon is CLEARED by QC of breaching the ministerial code

Nicola Sturgeon was tonight dramatically cleared by a QC of breaking the ministerial code over the Alex Salmond case. James Hamilton QC said the First minister had not breached the rules in any of the respects he investigated. ‘I am of the opinion that the First Minister did not breach the provisions of the Ministerial Code … Read more

Ex-pupil of Edinburgh’s Fettes College rejects apology over child abuse

An ex-pupil who says he was sexually abused at the £29,925-a-year Fettes College has called for a law banning in-house investigations, instead suggesting it should be made a crime not to report the allegations to police. The former student at the exclusive independent school in Edinbugh has rejected an apology it made at the Scottish … Read more

Sturgeon makes clear she will ignore committee finding she misled Holyrood

Nicola Sturgeon is facing fury today after making clear she will ignore a bombshell inquiry finding in a leaked report that she misled the Scottish Parliament over her handling of sexual harassment claims against Alex Salmond.  A committee of MSPs said the First Minister’s ‘inaccurate’ evidence to them amounted to a ‘potential breach of the ministerial … Read more

Sturgeon makes clear she will ignore committee finding she misled Holyrood

Nicola Sturgeon is facing fury today after making clear she will ignore a bombshell inquiry finding in a leaked report that she misled the Scottish Parliament over her handling of sexual harassment claims against Alex Salmond.  A committee of MSPs said the First Minister’s ‘inaccurate’ evidence to them amounted to a ‘potential breach of the ministerial … Read more